GLOBAL TIMES.CN：
Ditching Chinese-built high-speed rail
project will carry high costs for Malaysia
project will carry high costs for Malaysia
中国《环球时报》：马来西亚腰斩马新高铁，必须承担终止项目代价
Author / Source：Hu Weijia / Global Times
Published: 2018/5/31 22:23:40
Malaysia's new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said he will ditch a planned high-speed rail link with Singapore, a move that would likely damage the interests of China or other economic partners. Companies from China, Japan, South Korea, Europe, Singapore and Malaysia were reportedly eyeing contracts to build and operate the project, but now all of their efforts may be in vain due to the inconsistency and capriciousness of Kuala Lumpur.
In 2013, Malaysia and Singapore officially agreed to build a high-speed rail link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore by 2020. Only a few years after Najib Razak, Malaysia’s former prime minister, said that the deal was a long-term plan that required continuity and stability, Kuala Lumpur unilaterally announced it would cancel the planned project.
Is this the way Malaysia keeps its promises and adheres to the spirit of the contract?
Mahathir said his government was also in the process of renegotiating with China a rail deal aimed at connecting the South China Sea at the Thai border in the east with the strategic shipping routes of the Strait of Malacca in the west, according to Reuters. If Mahathir wants to review big projects agreed to by his predecessor and damage the interests of Chinese companies, those companies have the right to claim compensation. The Chinese government will also take concrete measures to safeguard the interests and rights of Chinese enterprises.
Chinese people and companies doing business in Malaysia reflect market-driven commercial behavior in line with international practices. Chinese-funded projects are not a gift that Kuala Lumpur can refuse without compensation. If Malaysia's new government fails to adhere to the spirit of the contract, it has to pay price for its error. If you look at Malaysia's infrastructure, it is actually not bad compared with that of other Southeast Asian countries, but there is still a big infrastructure gap in the country as it pursues economic development. Malaysia is not the only investment destination for foreign infrastructure businesses. It's very easy for Chinese companies to shift their focus to other countries, but Malaysia's economy is the one that will suffer big losses.
It is still too early to assess the new government's economic policies but uncertainty is the first impression. Uncertain economic policies that are driven by political factors are a reason why some developing countries have failed to achieve an economic take-off. Hopefully Malaysia's new government will not make this mistake.
We believe Malaysia will handle the problem properly. Sino-Malaysia friendship is time-tested. Malaysia is a key point along the routes of the Belt and Road initiative. Chinese investors will continue to look closely at Malaysia's economic situation in search of opportunities for cooperation.
[附汉语译文]
马来西亚腰斩马新高铁，
必须承担终止项目代价
作者 / 来源：胡维佳 / 环球时报
[<环球时报>简介：<环球时报>是中国人民日报出版社出版的一份刊载国际新闻的综合性报纸，于1993年1月在北京创刊。原名<环球文萃>，1997年改名为<环球时报>。《环球时报》英文版于2009年4月20日创刊——它是第二份面向全中国甚至全世界的英文综合性报纸，目标读者群主要是国外人士和在中国的英文读者。
根据百度百科介绍，<环球时报>的中英文并举，不仅是中国媒体的联动市场竞争战略，而且是中外舆论坦诚交流的平台和机会。英文Globaltimes不是简单中文版的翻译，它拥有自己独立的新闻内容和编辑团队，从而避免了中、英文版之间可能产生的冲突和内部市场竞争。而且，两者之间既保持相对独立却又不过分独立。]
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马来西亚新总理马哈蒂尔已宣布，他将腰斩连接新加坡的高铁项目，这项行动可能会损害中国或其他经济合作伙伴的利益。据报道，来自中国、日本、韩国、欧洲、新加坡和马来西亚的公司都在竞标建设和运营该项目，但是，现在他们为此付出的努力或将因马来西亚的政治变动和前后矛盾而变成徒劳的。
2013年，马来西亚和新加坡正式同意在2020年之前在吉隆坡和新加坡之间建立高速铁路。马来西亚前首相纳吉布拉扎克（Najib Razak）表示，这是一项需要延续性和稳定性的长期计划的交易，仅在短短几年后，吉隆坡单方面宣布将取消这一项已经计划好的项目。
这是马来西亚遵守本身的承诺并遵守合同的精神的方式吗？
中国政府关注东海岸衔接铁路的建设
据路透社报道，马哈蒂尔表示，他的政府也正在与中国重新谈判一项旨在将西部马六甲海峡的战略航线，连接到面临南中国海的泰国东部边境的马来西亚的东海岸铁路[即指已开工的东海岸铁路衔接计划(ECRL）——《人民之友》注] 的交易。如果马哈蒂尔想要重新审查其前任（首相）所签署认可的大项目协议而损害中国公司的利益，这些公司有权索取赔偿。中国政府也将采取切实措施维护中国企业的权利和利益。
在马来西亚经商的中国人和中国企业表现了符合国际惯例的市场主导的商业行为。双方共同商定而由中国资助的项目不是吉隆坡可以放弃而无需赔偿的礼物。如果马来西亚的新政府无法遵守合同精神，它必须为其失误付出代价。如果你看看马来西亚的基础设施，与其他东南亚国家相比其实还不错，若要追赶经济发展仍存在着巨大的基础设施缺口。马来西亚不是中国向国外开展基础设施业务的唯一的投资目的地。中国企业很容易将其关注重点转移到其他国家，但马来西亚的经济将因此遭受巨大损失。
评估新政府的经济政策还为时尚早，但不确定性是第一印象。由政治因素驱动的不确定经济政策是一些发展中国家未能实现经济起飞的原因。希望马来西亚新政府不会犯这个错误。 我们相信马来西亚会妥善处理这个问题。中马友谊经过时间考验。马来西亚是“一带一路”倡议沿线的重点。中国投资者将继续密切关注马来西亚的经济形势，寻求合作机会。
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